Read Romans 3:21–31
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23–24

Salvation is free, but it is not cheap.

Dr. G. Campbell Morgan was trying to explain free salvation to a coal
miner, but the man was unable to understand it. “I have to pay for it,” the
miner kept arguing. With a flash of divine insight, Dr. Morgan asked, “How did you get down into the mine this morning?” “Why, it was easy,” the man replied. “I just got on the elevator and went down.”
Then Morgan asked, “Wasn’t that too easy? Didn’t it cost you
something?”
The man laughed. “No, it didn’t cost me anything, but it must have cost
the company plenty to install that elevator.” Then the man saw the truth: “It doesn’t cost me anything to be saved, but it cost God the life of His Son.”

Something to Ponder
How do you think the phrase “You get what you pay for” applies to
salvation?